Upgrading Coloplast to a Wide Economic Moat Rating

Based in Denmark, Coloplast is a leader in global ostomy and continence care. The firm has made inroads into the concentrated urology and fragmented woundcare markets, but it remains a peripheral player there. In contrast, Coloplast has a long record of consistent and meaningful innovation in ostomy and continence care that has led to a dominant position in Europe. Since 2008, the firm has done an admirable job of trimming its cost structure as it focused on profitable growth. After shifting the majority of its production to Hungary, China, and Costa Rica, Coloplast now enjoys a gross margin that beats that of rival Convatec by more than 1,500 basis points. Currently, Coloplast is altering its emphasis to enhance growth by entering new geographies, with an emphasis on the United States.